This webinar will present in what way the different programs and policy rules define how, when and why TFWs can obtain employment in Canada and how they structure the working and living conditions of these workers.
Take-home messages
- While individual TFWs are temporary, their permanence as a group represents growing segment of the population in Canada
- TFWs’ restricted access to social rights greatly affects their health and wellbeing
Learning Outcomes
The different programs that allow temporary foreign workers to access the Canadian labour market
The different categories of temporary foreign workers
The challenges temporary foreign workers face while in Canada with regards to their access to different social rights, and how this may affect workers’ health and wellbeing